Anticreeping device for rails.



A. 1. DINKLAGE.

ANTICREEPING DEVICE FOR RAILS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.26| I916.

Patented. Milli. 1919.

3SHEETS-SHEET I.

A. '1. DINKLAGE.

ANTICREEPING DEVICE FOR RAILS.

APPLICATION FILED 050.26, me.

Pat ented Mar. 25, 1919 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

'wlmtssm A. J. DINKLAGE.

ANTICREEPING DEVICE FOR RAILS AEPLICATlON HLED DEC.26, 916.

Patented Mar. 25, 1919.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

To all whom it may concern:

AUGUST J. DINKLAGE, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

Be it known that I, AUGUST J. DINK- LAGE, a citizen of the UnitedStates. and resident of East Orange, county of Essex, State of New.Jersey, have invented a certain new and usefullmprovement in Anticreeping Devices for following is a specification.

My invention relates to anti-creeping devices and more particularly tosuch devices as are used for preventing or arresting the creepingtendency of railroad rails. My improvement has for its object toincrease the efficiency of such devices by so con'ib ning illustrationthe line 44 of Fig. 5 Fig.5 is a plan. view the coiiperating partsthereof with the rail as to prevent unintentional displacement thereoffor instance by the road ballast, ice and snow in Winter or -from anyother cause.

.Afurther object of my invention is to simplify the construction andarrangement of the individual elements without affecting the efiiciencyof the device as a whole. .Qther objects will appear from thedescription hereinafter and the features of novelty will be pointed outin the appended claims Referenceis tobe had to the accompanying drawingsin which for the purposes of several examples of my improvement and inwhich Figure v1 is a sectional view on the line 11 of Fig. 2 of one formof my' improved device applied to a rail; Fig. 2 is a plan view thereofpartly in section; Fig. 3 is a side elevation thereof; Fig. 3 isan endview of the wedge included in Fig. 4 ing another form of my inventiontaken on thereof partly in section; Fig. 6'is a side eleclined in theusual Way. The rail which in vation thereof; Fig. 7 is a perspectiveview of the wedging element which formspart of this last mentionedarrangement; Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing still anotherform of my improvement; Fig. 9 is a sectional view on the line 9-9 ofFig. 10 illustrating still another arrangement; Fig.

10 is a plan view thereof partly in section;

F ig. llis a View similar to Fig. 9 showing still another form of myinvention, and Fig. 12 is a section on the line 12-42 of Fig. 11.

In the example illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 the Web of the rail isdesignated by the reference character 15 and the rail base as 16 thelatter having its upper surfaces 16 and 16 at opposite sides of said webin- Specification of Letters Patent.

Rails, of which the the combination with the rail is and descrlptlon' Ihave shown this form; is a view similar to F g. 1 1llustratan inclinedsurface 25 ANTICREEPING DEVICE FOR RAILS.

Patented Mar. a... was.

plication filed December 26, 1916. Serial Ii'o. 138,790.

the illustration represents a railroad rail further includes the usualhead 17 and may be otherwise constructed in any usual manner and includeany other i atures which may be common to rails of the type in question.My improved device'as shown. in the figures referred to, comprises aclamp 18 having a rail engaging 19 which in practice extends around oneedge of the base 16 and into contact with an upper inclined surface ofsaid base, the illustration showing said jaw in contact withi- 'thesurface 16. Preferably in rather cldse proximity to said jaw 19 theclamp is formed with a projection 20 which in active use engages thelower surface of saidfraii base 16 and togetherwith the jaw 19 forms aspace or recess 21 for the accomnie'bdation of a portion of the railbase as showniin Fig. 1. The clamp 18 is further constructed with amember 22 which terminates in a jaw 23. the member 22. incliningdownwardly from the projection 20 relatively to tile base 15 when thedevice is in use while t e jaw 23 extends around the opposite ed eofsaid base and over the surface 16 thereof when the member 22 isspaced'from he edge of said rail base as shown in Fig! 1. In the formbeing described a wedge 24 is located between the surface. 16? of therail base 16 and the jaw which in practice rests upon said surface 16 infrictional engagement therewith as illustrated in Fig.1, said wedgebeing forced up on-said surface 16 between the jaw 23 and the rail base16 in a direction toward the web 15. This movement of the wedge willforce the jaw 23 in a direction away from the surface 16 so that themember 22 will act in the nature of a lever with the projection 20 as afulcrum whereby the jaw 19 and the projection 20 itself are forced intocloser gripping engagement with the surface 16 and the lower surface ofthe rail respectively.

In the preferred arrangement some means is rovided for preventing thewedge 25 from as illus- 23 and is formed with proximity to and preerably in actual contact with a tie 27, the arrangement being I suchthat the clamp 18 will be held by said appreciable movement in tie 27against any the direction in which the rail tends to creep.

The force exerted by said rail as it tendstocreep from any cause will becommunicated to the wedge 24 owing to the frictional engagement'betweenthe surface 25 of said wedge 24 and the surface 16 of the rail base '16.This force tends to carry the wedge 24 along with the rail in thedirection of creep or in other words tendsdto force said wed in thisdirection is 26 or their equivalents, said force, through thecoiiperation of the latter with the jaw 23 operation to overcome a willbe converted into a force whereby said Wedge 24 is caused to positivelyarrest the creeping tendency of said rail. v

The force above mentionedbeing exerted upon or near one end of theanti-creeping device will also tend to mov'e it in a horizontal plane orto skew it relatively to the base 16 and will thus add to the grippingeffect of said device upon the rail base.

will be the resistance interposed to the creep of the rail. At the sametime it will. be apparent that forces of lesser degree will similarlybring the parts of the device into coy creep in an efficient manner.

It will of course be understood that the parts are so proportionedandarranged that the movement of the wedge 24 toward the web 15 is neversufiicient to completely disengage said wedge from the jaw 23 in thisdirection. In combining this form of'iny improvement with the rail thewedge 24 may first be placed upon the surface 16" after which the jaw 23of the clamp is placed over said surface and in loose connection withsaid wedge. .The clamp is then moved toward the left in Fig. 1relatively as the wedge 24 and rail base 16 a sufficient disuntil thejaw 19 is in position in which the with the rail and that whereby thedesired ge 24 from beneath the jaw 23. V I

f plished. may be followed.

As the separation of the wedge 24 and j aw prevented by the flanges'erably lies and a will be evident that",

' base be gripped by the improved anti-creeping device and the greatertends to-creep. The wedge 24 igsoaoaa tunes to permit the jaw 19 toberaised and the recess 21 brought into registry with the ed e of said.rail base. The clamp is then in ividually moved back toward the rightengagement with the after which the wedge 24 may be on the surface 16*to an initial parts are firmly and securely'clamped upon the rail base.It will of course be understood that the combination of theanti-creeping device with the rail takes'place at a suitable point tobring theclamp'18 into' close proximity and preferably into actualengagement with a tie 27 as hereinbeforementioned; It will further beapparent that the above is only an surface 16 driven u example of howthe device may be combined any other proceeding results are accom- Figs.4, 5, 6 and 7, the projection 20 is omitted in the clam'p 18 and themember .22 thereof, is substantially straight throughout and in practiceprefsurface engagement with" the lower surface of the rail-base 16 asshown in Fig. 4; The clamp18 also. includes a rail-engaging j aw19similar to the jaw 19 and which likewise engages thesurface 16 of saidbase 16', said jaw forming a continuation of the member 22 and formingtherewith a recess 21 for the accommodation of the railbase as the Q eend the clamp 18". when in use extends a out the opposite edge of therail-base 16 In the form shown in previous form. At its oppopreferablyin spaced relation thereto and terminates in a jaw 23 which extends overthe surface 16 of said base at a distance therefrom in substantially thesame way as does the jaw 23 of the form first described. Thelowersurface of the jaw 23 is inclined downwardly to form a wedging surface28 and is cut away for a distance inwardly from its free end to form awedging surface 29 also inclined downwardly, both surfaces 28 and 29'being member 22 and transversely to the major axis of said clamp asshown in Fig. 6. This construction furt er provides a shoulder 30located at a distance from the end of the jaw 23", which shoulder 30 ispreferably in clined horizontally relat vely to the web 15 as shown inFig. 5. When opcrativelv combined with the rail the clamp 18 as in theform previously described is also in close proximity to and preferablyin actual engagemcnt with a'tie 27 the arrangement in this instance.being also such that the clamp 18 is held by said tie 27 against anymaterial movement in the direction in which the rail is provided similarto the with an inclined surface 25 surface 25 and likewise resting uponthe surfaceflti? of the rail-base 16 in frictional'em gagement therewithas illustrated in Fig.

inclined relatively to the joined by a verticalsurface V clinedhorizontally relatively tothe majoraaeaoaa In the form now beindescribed the wedge 24: is' further provided with horizontal sur-' faces31 and 32 located in different horizontal planes I and inclineddownwardly toward the one end of the wedge as shown in Fig.6,the'surface' 31 and 32 being 33 which is int shaped to make thisarrangement possible.

In th e preferred arrangement the surfaces 28 and 29 are inclined atangles which correspond substantially to the inclination .of

the surfaces 31 and 32, while the angle of inclination ofthe shouldercorresponds approximately to that of the surface 33. If

' cases also serving desired the wedge 24* maybe provided, at

itsllarge end with ahead 34 or similar-de- 30F vice adaptedto receivethe blows of a hammer or other implement which may be .used to drive thewedge. into its initial operative position, said head or the like inextreme to prevent the wedge-from being completely forced from beneaththe jaw 23. v

In the operation of this form of my im provement the creeping tendency.of the rail by reason of the frictional engagement jaw surfaces 28 and29 and 25 of' the wedge 24* "This will bring about a between thesurfaces 16* of the rail base will tend to carry Idirection of creep.movement of said wedge relatively to and transversely to the jaw 23 andthrough the cotiperation of the the latter along in the faces 31 and 32will exert a lifting force on said jaw '23 which is resisted through thecooperation of the clamp member 22 and lower surface of the rail base 16as is clearly shown in Fig. 6. In consequence of this. action the wedge2d will be more firmly jammed -1n between the jaw 23 and the grip of thesurface 25 upon the surface 16 and the rail base,

increased, whereby a resistance to the-creeping tendency of the rail issetup.

;:;as'wil1- be clearly-apparent. At the same time; owing .tothe factthat the wedge 24* is ID. engagement with the web 15, the abo e'movement of thewedge will cause the vert1-' {al sur'fi ce 33 thereof toexert a wedging ion on 'the shoulder 30. In consequence this cooperation.of the surface 33 and shoulder. 30,- a force will be exerted upontending tomove it toward the 118, a force tending to fact that the clamp18 other. Way whereby desired. The jaw 23" with the wedge sur-- thesurfaces 28" surfaces 31 and 32 33 being inclined horizontally 22 uponthe lower surface of the rail base 16 to be increased as will be readilyapparent. In addition, owing to the fact that the forces due to thecreeping tendency of the rail are exerted at or near one end of theclamp skew the latter relbase will also be exerted atively to said myimprovement. 'Even in this form of though this skewing tendency, owingto the is in engagement wlth a tie 27, may produce no perceptible actualmovement of the clamp in the indi :cated manner relatively to the railbase, the

in resistin the creeping of the rail. Thelatter, in t is form, is thereforeralso lirmly and securely held against any material movement inthe-direction of its length. The arrangement shown in Figs. 4, 5, 6 and7 may be operatively combined with the rail in the same way as describedwith respect to the form shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, or'in any theresults sought for may be accomplished.

In F ig. 8 I have illustrated a form of my mprovement which issubstantially a combination of the two forms hereinbefore described. Thejaw 23 of the clamp 18 which, corresponds to the jaw 23 may be construcned in substantially thesame way as is the jaw 23 excepting'that thesurfaces 28 and 29' thereof which correspond to the surfaces 28 and 29need not be inclined unless this is is also formed with a shoulder 30.which is preferably inclined horizontally in a manner correspondingsubstantially to the inclination of the shoulder .30.? The wedge 24" hassurfaces Ell -and 32 which correspond to the surfaces 31 and 32 andwhich may be similarly inclined or not according to whether or not thesurfaces 28 and 29 of the jaw 23 are inclined or not, and 29 and31 and32 being always so constructed as-toproperly cooperate. The wedge 24with a vertical surface 33 connecting the and corresponding to wedge 2%,said surface to properly .cotiperate with the shoulder 30 of the jaw23', this part of the arrangement being substantially the same as inFigs. 9, 5, 6 and 7. In addition to this, said wedge 24* is constructedwith a surface 25 corresponding to the surface 25. and arranged to fitand rest upon the surface 16 of the rail base 16. In the form Shown inFig. 8 the wedge 24 is similar to the wedge 24;of Fig. l in that it doesnot contact with the web 15 of the rail as does the wedge 24 in Fig. 4.

the surface 33 of the is further formed effects thereof will be presentand will assist v the surface 16 the surfaces 28 and 29.

with the surface 16 In the form now being described the parts occupypositions corresponding to those of the'corresponding elements in Fig.1, the

wedge 24 being located betweenjthe jaw 23" and the rail base 16 with thesurface 25",of the wedge. in frictional engagement with latter tends tocreep, the cooper'ation' of the wedge surface 33 and the jaw shoulder30" will force the wedge 24* or cause. it to climb up on the surface 16"of therailbase l6 toward-the web 15 in the same way as is done inFig. 1. As the wedge 2-l is moved in' this manner itbecomes firmlyjammed between the jaw 23 and the rail base 16 to an increaseddegree'whereby the grip of, the Wedge surface 25* upon the .surface 16Fof the rail base will as a result be increased and a resistance to thecreeping tendency set up as will be readily apparent. At the same timethe .described actuation of the wedge 21' will exert a lifting'forceupon the jaw' also themember 22 23* so that in this form I will act inthe nature of. a lever' with the projection 20 as a fulcrum. This willforce the jaw 19 into closer gripping engagement the projection 20 intocloser gagement with the lower sur ace of said rail base in the same wayas in Fig. 1. If of. the jaw 23 and the surfaces 31" and 32 of the wedge24" are inclined to correspond to the surfaces 28, 29, 31 and 32 of Fig.4 the action of the wedge upon the-jaw in this respect will be the sameas in the form shown in said figure and will provide an additionalfactor whereby the creeping tendency of the rail is re sisted;-Otherwise the operation of the form shown in Fig. 8 and its effects toresist the creepin tendency of the rail may be substantially the same asin the forms previously described. In the form now being described theparts are also so proportioned and arranged with respect to each otherthat I arrangement includes the movement of the wedge 24 toward the web15 is never suflicient to completelydisenga e the wedge from the jaw 23in this direction. The parts comprisingthe present arrangement mav becombined with the rail in the manner hereinbefore described or in anyother'way which may be found suit. able or desirable.

In the form shown in Figs. 9 and 10 the similar to the clamp generallspeaking. is

with the rail-base 16 18 and is combined in substantially-the same wayas shown in' said clamp l8 is formed at Fig. 4. The one end with a railengaging. jaw .19 which forms a continuation of a member 22* and formstherewith a recess 21? for the acco'm modation of an edge portion of therail base 16 in the same way as in Fig. 4, the member of saidrail base.As the wedge 24* is carried along by the rail as the .and the wedgesurface 33 of the rail base 16 and; ripping enclamp 18 is forced towardthe that the jaw 19"- is forced I surface 16 and of the member 22* aclamp 18 which lower-surface of said rail base." At its other end themember 22 ,is continued to form a jaw 28 corresponding to the aw 23 andarranged in substantially the same manner with respect to the railbasezas illustrated inFig. 4. The jaw 23 is out 1n-22preferablylying'in'engagement with the wardly from its free end asindicated at 35 and that'portion thereof which lies below the cut isbent outwardly to form a member 30 which extends transversely to themajor axis of the clamp and corresponds in location an'd function to theshoulders 30 and 30 herembefore referred to. In the form now beingdescribed the wedge 24: is formed with a vertical wedging surface 33"corref forms prev ously deand said rail base with further arranged andconstructed so as to extend beneath sa1d member 30 as shown in Figs. 9and 10.

When operatively combined with the elements comprising the form of myinvention shown in Figs. 9 and 10' said elements occupy substantiallythe same positions as the parts shown in Fig. 4 exceptcorrespondingillustrated example the wedge ingthat'iii the 24" does not engage therail web 15. As the wedge 24 is carried along by the rail in itstendency to creep the cooperation ,of the wedge surface 33* with thejawmember 30' which in addition to its other functions acts as a guide forthe wedge, will force the up on the surface 16" of the rail base 16 andtoward the web 15. This action of the wedge in thefirst place produces apressure upon the. member 30" whereby the right in Fig.

wedge 24 9 with the result upon the surface 16 and the rail'base lfi isforced fartherinto the recess 21"thus' upon the upon the lower surfaceof the rail base 16 so that a resistance to the creeping tendency of therail immediately takes place. -Atthe same time the surface 25 of thewedge 24 will be caused toincrease its grip upon the surface 16*- of therail base so that'an addiincreasing the grip of the jaw 19 tionalresistance for overcoming the creeping tendency of the" railis exertedthrough the coiiperation of the surfaces 25 and '16".

Owing to its construction the clamp 18 may be readily stamped fromsuitable material if this-should be desired thus reducing the cost'of'p'roduction' and making it possible to produce the.- 'cl'amp in aminimum of time possesses all'of the v s the example showndssubstantially the same as the clamps 18 and 18 responds't'o-thejjaws23and 23 has its lower '-surface; tapcring downwardly or formed and 38willcause thej'aw 23 with inclines 36; and 37 which converge downwardly andmeetat a pointpreferably on the verticalcenter line of upper surface ofthe wedge 24 form is surfaces in the present .constmlcted with inwardlyinclined 38 and '39 converging for instance toward the longitudinalcenter line of said wedge the inclination of the surfaces 38 and 39corresponding substantially to that of the jaw surfaces 36 and 37 asshown in Fig. 12.;

In practice the clamp 18 occupies a-position on the rail correspondingto that occupied by the clamp 18, the wedge 24 being located. betweenthe jaw 23 and the rail base and in frictional engagement with thesurface 16" thereof and with the jaw surfaces 36 and 37 in operativeengagement with the wedge surfaces 38 and 39 as. shown in Fig. 12. Asthe wedge 24 is carried along by the rail as the latter tends'ito' creepfor instance in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 12 the coiiperatio'nof thesurfaces 36 to. climb yup 38 whereby as it were on the wedgesurface the member' any creeping tendency which may occur. At

rail produces" forces the same time the cooperation ofthe surfaces 36and 38 will inter-pose a resistance to the movement of the wedge 24 inthe direction of creep in much the same manner as do the flanges-:26: ofFig. 1 orin other words prevents tthewedge from being forced=--from'heneath the-jaw 23 i The arrangement nowfifbe ing described maybeiiOKlblIlBdWlth the rail in the manner hereinbefioredescribed orpinany other Way suitable to obtain the desired results and also possessesall of the-advantages and operates with the same efiiciencyas any andall of the forms previously described.

It will be secninallof the forms .of-mv improvement herein illustratedand-Tide scribed: that the creeping tendency offthe' which are exertedon the rail" at bothiflfside's resist and overcome any-creeping movementof the rail. The 10- f-cation ofthe active; elements of myimprovcadvantages and operates hereinbefore re-' ferred twandshownirespectively in Figs. 1

i and 8,*bnt in which-the jaw- 23? which cor- 15 the jaw. The

' verse direction 22, projection 20 and jaw; 19

and a second: jaw at t WIll l'iG actuated to clamp the rail against vface of of the rail web to ment is always abovethe rail base out theroad ballast so that the contact with device is protected frominterference by said ballast and'against the possibility of some of saidballast becoming wedged between the wedge and clamp and preventing theoperation of the device in the intended manner.

My improvementin all of its forms is extremely simple inconstruction'and easy to assemble and combine with the rail thusreducing theicost of production to a minimum and avoiding the necessity,for skilled constructed and arranged in such a manner thatthe'horizontal surfaces of the clamp jaw and of the wedge wliich engageeach other are fiat. With such arrangement the danger of dislocation ofthe wedge in a reis reduced to a minimum.

In all of the forms the wedge may be d i enfto an initial operativeposition by means of a hammer or other suitable imple ment it beingunderstood that the may occupy positions on the rail-and. relativcly tothe tie reversed from the positions shown this "depending upon thedirection in which the rail has a tendency to creep. v

Various changes in the specific forms shown and described may be madewithin the scope of the claimswithout departing from the spirit of myinvention.

1. An anti-creeping device comprising a clamp havinga rail engagingjawat one end e other end {spaced from said rail, a proje tionfionsaidclamp adapted to engagesaid rail and means extending between saidsdcondtjaw and said rail for rocking said clamp on said projection as afulcrum whereby said rail engagng jaw and said projection Tare caused togrip said rail. I

2. An anti-creeping device comprising a clamp having' a rail engagingjaw at one end and a second aw at the other end arranged 1 to extendover and at a distance from the upper surface of the rail base, aprojection on said clamp adapted'to engage the lower said. rail base anda wedge'between said second jaw and the upper surface of devices saidrail base for moving said clamp on said projection as a fulcrum wherebysaid railengaging to grip said rail base. I anti-creeping devicecomprising a tie-engaging clamp adapted to be operatively combined withairail, and a wedge between said clamp and said rail arranged to beinfluenced by the'crecping' force of said jaw and said projection arecaused rail in a direction transverse to said clamp, said wedge beinglocated entirely'upon 'the upper surface of the rail base.

4. An anti-creeping device comprising a tie-engaging clamp having a jawextendmg over and at adistance from the upper surface of the rail base,and a wedge located in its entirety upon said upper surface andextendingbetween said jaw and said surface of the rail base, said wedgecooperating with said surface to cause said clamp to grip the rail.

v 5. An anti-creeping device comprisinga tie-engaging clamp having a jawextending over and at a distance from the upper surface of the railbase, and a wedge located between said jaw and said surface of the railbase and arranged to be forced up on said surface in a direction towardthe rail web whereby said clamp is caused to grip said rail.

' 6. An anti-creeping device comprising a tie-engaging clamp having arail-engaging jaw at one end and a second jaw at the other endextendingover and at a distance above the rail base, a wedge located inits entirety upon the upper surface of said rail base between saidsecond jaw and said rail base, and a plurality of wedging surfaces onsaid wedge located in planes extending trans versely to each other andadapted to coopclamp to grip said rail.

erate with said second jaw to cause said anti-creeping device comprisinga tie-engaging clamp having a rail-engaging jaw at one end and a secondaw at the other end extending over and at a. distance above the railbase, a vertical shoulder on said sed 0nd jaw at a distance from itsfree end, a

a wedge located'in its entirety upon the up per surface of said railbase and extending 0nd jaw and said railbase and a vertical i wedgingsurface on said wedge coiiperating with said shoulder to force saidwedge inwardly upon said base whereby said railengaging jaw and saidprojection are forced into gripping engagement with, said rail ase.

9. An anti-creeping device comprising a clamp having a rail-engaging awand a secand jaw extending over and at a distance .from the rail base, amember comprising an integral portion of said second jaw bent outwardlyat an angle thereto, a wedge located between said second jaw and saidrail base and a wedging surface on said wedge cooperating with saidmember to cause said clamp to grip said rail.

In testimony whereof} have hereunto set my hand.

AUGUST J; DINKLAGE.

